2022 Achievements - General

• Schools are continuously striving to improve the quality of life for their students.
• Recent Improvements in the availability of clean water, food, and a cleaner school environment can be reported.
• The schools allow no corporal punishment, uphold the equality of education for girls and boys, seek to address sexual abuse of women and girls.
• The academic standards at both schools have improved. The two school districts of Ngora and Pallisa have selected the schools as model schools for their districts. The curriculum includes moral education for all students.

2022 Renovations

During the pandemic the schools were shut down for several months. Since the children were out of the schools, there was an opportunity to rebuild the schools more quickly.

• At both schools’ all buildings have been remodeled and renovated.
• All the existing teachers’ houses were renovated, and new bathrooms and kitchens were added as needed.
• The staff offices, schools’ kitchens, staff bathrooms, and student bathrooms were renovated.
• All 17 existing classrooms have been renovated with new doors, windows with glass, and new roofs. All mold has been removed from the walls.  All structures now have electricity for the first time.



2022 New Buildings

• A library building was built at each school for the first time. These libraries are the only ones in the two districts. Each library has two wings, one for the students and one for the use of the community adults.
• Multiple new teachers’ homes and bathrooms and kitchens were built at both schools.
• New classroom blocks were built. So at this time, the classrooms all have 85 or fewer students, down from the previous 120 students per classroom. Hundreds of new desks were made, so all the children now can sit at desks, instead of on the floor.
• Solar panels were placed, and they provide many of the teachers’ homes and classrooms with electricity.
• For the first time both schools are fenced and have entrance gates.